Scripture Passage: Acts 13

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People and Places
Background and Context

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The Macro Story
19 ... scattered by the persecution ... spreading the word only among Jews. 20 Some of them, however, ... began to speak to Greeks also, .... 21 The Lord’s hand was with them

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Barnabas' backstory
4:36 ...Barnabas (which means “son of encouragement”), 37 sold a field he owned and brought the money and put it at the apostles’ feet.
9:26 When (Saul) came to Jerusalem... they were all afraid of him.... 27 But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles.

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Barnabas
22 ... they sent Barnabas to Antioch. 23 he was glad and encouraged them ...
25 Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul, 26 and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught great numbers of people.

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The Strategic Plan
2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” 3 So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off.

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Spirit-led travel
4 The two of them, sent on their way by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus. 5 When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word ...
6 They traveled through the whole island until they came to Paphos.

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Divine Appointment
There they met (someone) 7 who was an attendant of the proconsul, Sergius Paulus. The proconsul, an intelligent man, sent for Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the word of God.

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Double Transformation
9 Then Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked straight at Elymas and said, ...11 ... You are going to be blind for a time,

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Get your map out
13 From Paphos, Paul and his companions sailed to Perga in Pamphylia, ... 14 From Perga they went on to Pisidian Antioch.

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Sabbath Synagogue Speaking
On the Sabbath they entered the synagogue and sat down. 15 After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the leaders of the synagogue sent word to them, saying, “Brothers, if you have a word of exhortation for the people, please speak.”

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Gospel
38 “Therefore, my friends, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you.

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Positive Conversation
43 When the congregation was dismissed, many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who talked with them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.

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Massive interest
42 As Paul and Barnabas were leaving the synagogue, the people invited them to speak further about these things on the next Sabbath....
44 On the next Sabbath almost the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord.

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What Happened?
45 When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy. They began to contradict what Paul was saying ...
50 But the Jewish leaders incited the God-fearing women of high standing and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas,

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Biblical Theologizing
Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles...
and all who were appointed for eternal life believed.

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Doing Disciple-things
51 So they shook the dust off their feet as a warning to them and went to Iconium. 52 And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

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For continued consideration:
Everyone has a story.
Pay attention to power.
The Kingdom grows in adverse circumstances.

August 4th, 2024 -People & Places